What increases genetic variation when animals move from one population to another

• genetic drift

• sexual selection

• bottleneck effect

• gene flow

This mechanism of evolution occurs when populations migrate.

• Extinction
• Gene flow
• Genetic drift
• Natural Selection

A change in a gene due to damage or incorrect copying is called

• evolution

• meiosis

• segregation

• a mutation

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The movement of alleles into or out of a population

• evolution

• natural selection

• gene flow

• genetic drift

Genetic drift is change in the allele frequency of a population due to...

• random chance
• natural selection
• non-random mating (sexual selection)
• artificial selection

All of the genetic information found in a population.

• population

• genetic drift

• evolution

• gene pool

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Rapid decrease in population due to an environmental factor.

• adaptation

• bottleneck effect

• mutation

• geographic isolation

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The measure of how common an allele is in a population is known as ___________.

• Allele Combination
• Allele Frequency
• Gene Pool
• Genotypic Frequency

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Many members of one species in an area

• ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

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Which is a mechanism that causes a change in allele frequency?

• gene flow
• genetic drift
• natural selection
• all answers are correct

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